The CEO of CropLife America says a recent bill introduced by Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey regarding pesticide regulation is a blow to the ag industry.
The “Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act” would make changes to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) including a ban on pesticides deemed unsafe in the EU and Canada like organophosphate and neonicotinoid insecticides.
Chris Novak tells Brownfield It would override the countless hours of regulatory work put forth by the US EPA- noting that it takes at least 10 years for a chemistry to be selected, evaluated, and approved for commercial use.
